Optimizing homodyne detection of quadrature-noise squeezing by local-oscillator selection

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 232-249

  Shapiro, Jeffrey H ^a   Shakeel, Asif ^a,b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b Quantum Corporation   (United States)

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EID: 0031540918     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.000232     Document Type: Article

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